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BPLSV
Department of birth, El Salvador
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      class Bplsv : public Editor {

public:
  Bplsv(VarPointer varInfo) : Editor(varInfo) {}
  void edit() {

    long a = getRecoded();
    switch (dataSet) {
    case dataset_id::sv2007a: {
      if (SV2007A_0470() == 99 && SV2007A_0471() == 1)
        a = SV2007A_0027(0);
    } break;
    }

    setData(a);
  }
};

Description

BPLSV indicates the person's department of birth within El Salvador.

Comparability — General

BPLSV is fully comparable between samples. Both samples also contain unharmonized source variables indicating municipality of birth -- geographic units smaller than departments.

For the country of birth of foreign-born persons, see BPLCOUNTRY.

Universe

  • All persons

Availability

  • El Salvador: 1992, 2007